Xia Zhou

Xia Zhou

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Xia Zhou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University, where she directs the Mobile X laboratory. Before joining Columbia in 2022, she was a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at Dartmouth College.

Her research interests lie broadly in mobile computing with recent focuses on developing next-generation communication and sensing systems using light and fabrics, and examining their applications in health, AI security, robotics, and HCI. Her works have been recognized by various paper awards, including the UBICOMP 10-Year Impact Award in 2024, Best Paper Award at ACM MobiSys 2024 and NSDI 2020.

She is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE) in 2019, ACM SIGMOBILE RockStar Award in 2019, the Karen E. Wetterhahn Memorial Award for Distinguished Creative and Scholarly Achievement in 2018 and named as N2Women: Rising Stars in Networking and Communication in 2017.

She has also won the Sloan Research Fellowship in 2017, NSF CAREER Award in 2016, and Google Faculty Research Award in 2014. She received her PhD at UC Santa Barbara in 2013 and MS at Peking University in 2007.

Research Areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR)
  • Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0
  • Networked and Distributed Systems
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Wireless, Embedded & Sensor Systems
  • Sensor Systems
  • Mobile Health

Additional Information

  • Education
    • PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • MS, Computer Science, Peking University
    • MS, Computer Science, Wuhan University
  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2022-
    • Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 2018 - 2022
    • Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 2013 - 2018
  • Honors & Awards
    • UBICOMP 10-Year Impact Award, UBICOMP, 2024
    • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2019
    • ACM SIGMOBILE Rockstar Award, ACM SIGMOBILE, 2019
    • N2Women: Rising Stars in Networking and Communication, N2Women, 2017
    • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2017
    • NSF CAREER Award, 2016
    • Google Faculty Research Award, 2014